Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022
Never thought of picking army chief of my choice: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – Rejecting the notion of appointing favourite general as Pakistan’s army chief in November 2022, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan made it clear that he was a strong believer in merit because appointments against merit ruin the institutions. Speaking at PTI’s regime change conspiracy here on Wednesday, he said that PML-N leader Khurram Dastagir confessed that these crooks ganged up against him because I was planning to appoint Lt Gen Faiz Hameed as new army chief to materialize my agenda to rule the country for the next15-yearRead More
Pakistan’s IT delegation meets over 50 Canadian IT companies in Toronto
TORONTO, JUN 22 /DNA/ – The Consulate General of Pakistan, Toronto, arranged a networking event for the visiting delegation of ITC executives from Pakistan on 21 June 2022. The event was attended by more than 50 executives / entrepreneurs from different ITC companies in Toronto, including representatives from Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs (OPEN), and FAST-NU Alumni Association, North America (FAA-NA). The Pakistani delegation comprising 15 executives from leading ITC companies is visiting Toronto on the invitation of the Consulate General to attend Collision Toronto Conference 2022, one of the biggestRead More
Foreign airliner escapes disaster at Lahore Airpor
LAHORE, JUN 22 (DNA) — A Lahore-bound foreign airline flight from Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, survived a crash landing at Lahore Airport on Wednesday. The pilot of Flight ANK-4541 from Bishkek attempted to land the Airbus A320 on the wrong runway at Lahore Airport. However, the air traffic control tower provided guidance to the pilot timely and helped him land on the right runway. Upon receiving directions from the air traffic control tower, the plane landed safely on the correct runway, 36L. Earlier, the plane was heading towards theRead More
Miftah announces $2.3bn loan agreement with Chinese consortium, inflows expected ‘within days’
ISLAMABAD, JUN 22: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Wednesday that a Chinese consortium of banks and Pakistan had signed a $2.3 billion (15bn renminbi) loan facility agreement, with cash inflow expected within a “couple of days”. The minister made the announcement on Twitter, saying the agreement was signed by the Pakistani side yesterday. “We thank the Chinese government for facilitating this transaction,” Ismail said. Earlier this month, the minister had shared the “good news” that the terms and conditions for refinancing the deposit by Chinese banks had been agreed.Read More
Hina Rabbani to lead Pakistan’s delegation in Kigali, Rwanda on Jun 24
ISLAMABAD, JUN 22 /DNA/ – Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, would pay an official visit to Kigali, Rwanda to lead Pakistan’s delegation to the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on 24-25 June 2022. She will also attend the Pre-CHOGM Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) on 23 June 2022. The Minister of State would also hold bilateral meetings with several world leaders on the sidelines of the event. The leaders of the 54 member countries of the Commonwealth would hold discussions, among others, onRead More
Bulgarian government faces no-confidence vote and political turmoil
Sofia, JUN 22: A no-confidence vote on Wednesday threatens to topple Bulgaria’s government and Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, who pledged to tackle corruption and took an unusually strong stance against Russia. Petkov’s four-party coalition took office six months ago only to disintegrate earlier this month over disagreements on budget spending and whether Bulgaria should unlock North Macedonia’s European Union accession. The European Union country now faces a new round of political turmoil and possibly its fourth national election since April 2021, putting at risk millions of euros from EU recoveryRead More